Quantity is a sign of quality?

January 28, 2017 4:38pm CST
A classic example - for many people, but not for me - is that quality can be measured through quality through the following situation: an artist "x" has sold millions of copies of an album worldwide, so... This means that "x" is great. Well, When a person uses that kind of argument with me... I turn my back and do not continue the conversation. After all, there is not a conversation... There is an attempt to override a totally wrong opinion. What do you think about it?
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381905)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Jan 17
Certainly selling many albums doesn't make a performer 'great'. I might consider someone great but others will disagree with me.
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Libby Allen
@libster (167)
• Richland, Washington
28 Jan 17
It just means that lots of people know about them, not that their music is good.
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ElusiveButterfly
@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
28 Jan 17
Personal preference is what makes an artist great. You may enjoy one artist over one that I enjoy.
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Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
28 Jan 17
The sale of a vast number of recordings is an indication of popularity and not quality. Often they bear no resemblance to quality whatsoever. The same applies to everything and I often find major box office films to be poor while some unsuccessful films are excellent.
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besweet
@besweet (9831)
• Ireland
29 Jan 17
Quantity in the numbers just shows the preference of people. More albums and sales show the popularity of an artist. Quality depends on personal preferences, it may not be widely accepted in the same way.
Shubhu
@shubhu3 (36463)
• New Delhi, India
29 Jan 17
Everyone's perception is different. I prefer quality over quantity.
Teresa Trotter
@teresatrotter (4073)
• Jacksonville, Florida
28 Jan 17
Did you mean to say quantity, instead of quality can be measured by quality, which is what you wrote? Not sure if you noticed that...